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Valerie GarrettUnion, NH 03887

Home: (603) 473-0017Cell: (603) 817-3780

[email protected]______________________________________________________________________________Resume Objective: I would like the opportunity to work in an office environment full or part-

time, and to become part of a team that can make use of my many skills. I have experience and enjoy the areas of Secretarial, Administrative Assistant, Accounts Payable, Payroll Assistant, Financial/Accounting Assistant, and Human Resource Assistant.

Education: 1982 McIntosh College Dover, NHMajor/Courses Completed:

Office Management Practice, Accounting 1 and Word Processing

Acquired Skills: Insurance Administration: Benefits Administrator’s Insurance Workshop:

o 1998-2015 attend annual workshops for 3 different Unionized Employee Groups as well as non-unionized employees and Retirees for two separate insurance companies.

Attend workshops for New Hampshire Retirement System Attend Annual workshops for ADS accounting software. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Work Experience:2016 SPRAGUE OPERATING RESOURCES, LLC Portsmouth, NH

Insurance Assistant: (Temporary Assignment) Receive, open, scan mail Accessing scanned documents and reviewing for specific criteria Analyzing prior Insurance Certificates to Current for any changes Requesting Revisions of Certificates of Insurance from Insured &

Agent for compliance Communicating with Insured/Agent via phone; email; and fax Accessing and entering and or updating information into data

base software Migrating data base information into new data base system

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Home: (603) 473-0017Cell: (603) 817-3780

[email protected]______________________________________________________________________________2015 SAU #83 Fremont, NH

Financial Assistant: HR position:

Posting job openings Receive & review application submissions for completion Notify supervisor of applicants Scheduling interview appointments Onboarding/New Hire Orientation:

o I9’s, W2, CBC’s (criminal background check), notarize paperwork, benefits package (enrollment & changes), Policy Handbook

o Enter data in maintenance module (computer system)o Managed & entered attendance moduleo Enter benefit deduction for payrollo Set-up and maintain personnel fileso Maintained Excel Spreadsheets

Payroll Coordinator: Set-up employees in payroll position (computer system) Processed bi-weekly payroll for approximately 100 employees Calculated payroll adjustments when necessary

Accounts Payable position: Set-up new vendor files Enter data in computer system Processed & entered purchase orders in system Pay invoices and process checks Reconcile discrepancies

Front Desk Receptionist: Answered phone calls Transferred to appropriate person Greeted walk-ins Kept greeting area suitable



Home: (603) 473-0017Cell: (603) 817-3780

[email protected]______________________________________________________________________________2012-2015 SAU #61 Farmington, NH

Human Resources Coordinator: Manage all employee health and dental insurance for the districts

and reconcile the invoices. Handled all paperwork for Newly Hired Employees for each of the

3 Districts, SAU #61, Farmington and Middleton School Districts. Set up new employees in the computer data module and monitor

absence requests. Maintained Personnel Files. Processed all employee annual contracts. Post job openings on edjobsnh.com, in local newspaper, and

internally at all locations. Track in excel New Hire & Staff Changes and salary differences. Monitored & approve payment for NHES,(NH Employment

Security)

1998-2012 SAU #61 Farmington, NHAccounts Payable:

Payed invoices for 3 Districts, Superintendent’s Office, Farmington School District, and Middleton School District.

Printed the checks Prepare manifests for The School Board and Treasurer to sign Mailed the checks Maintained vendor files Set-up vendors files Entered new vendors in computer system Handled invoice discrepancies Processed and entered purchase orders in computer system Processed year-end closings Processed and sent 1099’s\ Assisted in the annual audits for each of the 3 districts. Handled & processed Benefits Administrator’s health and dental

enrollment/changes for all districts and reconciled the insurance bill.

1995 – 1997 Granite State Title Services, Inc. Rochester, NH



Home: (603) 473-0017Cell: (603) 817-3780

[email protected]______________________________________________________________________________

Computer MaintenanceI performed computer maintenance, which is the maintaining, backing up, and archiving completed information kept on the computer system on a monthly basis.

Procedures include the backing up of their monthly files and processing monthly reports. All work is computerized and was performed in my home on my home computer.

1993 – 1995 Granite State Title Services, Inc. Rochester, NHAccounting/BookkeepingIn the Bookkeeping Department, I had the responsibility of adjusting and printing disbursement checks for Real Estate Closings and processing the checks received at these closings.

Accounts Receivable recording deposits in the accounting system and making deposits at local banks

Reconciled Bank Statements Balancing Out Daily

1984-1992 Willis Corroon Corp. of NH (aka Kendal Ins.) Rochester, NHUnderwriting Administrative Assistant

Maintained and issues insurance policies Processed endorsement for assigned accounts Order physical audits Researched and corrected billing discrepancies Reviewed assigned work from the Salt Lake City Branch Office Invoiced Program Policies such as the Ski Insurance Policies, Sport

Pac-Retail/Rental Insurance Policies, Ski School and other Sport type insurance policies

Typed and invoiced endorsements and audits. “Buddy/Trainer” and performed other duties as assigned.

1983-1984 Encore Shoe Corporation Rochester, NHOrder Clerk

Wrote up work orders for shoes and/or boots Received phone orders over the phone from the company’s

salesmen

References:



Home: (603) 473-0017Cell: (603) 817-3780

[email protected]______________________________________________________________________________David Hershey Susan Penny Stephanie LafreniereRisk Manager Financial Administrator/Supervisor Assist Superintendent(800) 225-1560 (603) 895-6903 (603)-502-5271

Michelle Langa Laurie Verville Diane Berry

Superintendent Business Administrator Work Associate (14 years) (603) 534-0388 (603) 755-2627 Federal Funds

Bookkeeper (603)-755-8219 Darlene Lemire Diane FunkWork Associate (16 years) Work Associate (16 years)Administrative Assistant Payroll Coordinator(603) 755-8216 (603)-755-8217


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